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ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲓ:
ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ,

I knew that m.r [1] was the word for pyramid in ancient Egyptian, but what about in Coptic? I could not find a word for it. Is it related to the Coptic word ⲙⲏⲣ (S) or ⲙⲏⲓⲣⲓ (B) to mean a bundle (i.e., a bundle of stones, may be; ⲙⲏⲓⲣⲓ `ⲛⲱⲛⲓ)?

ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ,
ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲓ

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mr

bashandy:
Unofortunately, Crum does not state a word that describes the term 'pyramid'. the Greek term was mentioned.

ⲓⲁϩⲙⲟⲥⲓ:
ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲓ.
ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ `ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲗⲟⲗ (ϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ `ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲅⲣⲁⲫⲓⲕⲟⲥ) `ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲧ `ⲛ<<mr>> `ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ. ⲗⲓⲗⲁⲥⲁϥ `ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ `ⲛϯⲡⲣⲟⲫⲟⲣⲁ `ⲛⲧⲉ <<mr>> ⲁⲛ.

ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲏⲓⲣⲓ `ⲛϥⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲓ<<mr>> ϫⲉ ϯⲡⲣⲟⲫⲟⲣⲁ `ⲛⲧⲉ <<mr>> `ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ `ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ `ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ *mV [V ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲁⲛ] - `ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁⲡ ⲣⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲣⲟⲫⲟⲣⲁ `ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ `ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ `ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ `ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲗⲟⲗ. ⲗⲓⲗⲁⲥⲁϥ `ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ `ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲙⲏ (ⲡⲓⲫⲱⲛⲏⲉⲛ) ϧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ.

`ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲧⲁⲧⲁⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲭⲣⲁⲥⲑⲉ `ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲩⲣⲁⲙⲓⲥ.

ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲓ:
ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ,

Coincidentally, I stumbled upon a twitter post [1] of an early issue of 'Ayn Shams' journal published by Claudius Labib. And, it seems that he used the word 'ⲁⲃⲙⲉⲣ' to refer to a Pyramid ([2]). 'ⲁⲃⲙⲉⲣ' appears to be from (probably reconstructed) the ancient Egyptian word m.r. However, it's not clear how Claudius came up with that word. Any ideas?

[1] https://twitter.com/dan_a_lowe/status/961638947033112576
[2] https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DVhtgM0WkAEfDTM.jpg (via [1])

ophadece:
Many scholars blame Claudius Labib for inventing many words on a whim. I wouldn't be able to absolutely judge on every instance..
Oujai

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